By SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer, Nikkei Asian Review; March 19, 2019
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s first high-capacity commuter rail network is set to open in late March, when the first phase of MRT Jakarta begins operating.
Initially, the line will only stretch 15.6 km from South Jakarta to the city center, but its opening marks the culmination of 30 years of on-and-off efforts to deal with the city’s chronic traffic problems.